ABSTRACT
According to President Roosevelt's reports to Congress and the Press, no new commitments had been made at the Atlantic Conference, nor was the country any closer to war. The attack on Czechoslovakia began with the conquest of Austria. The attack on Norway began with the occupation of Denmark. The attack on Greece began with occupation of Albania and Bulgaria. The attack on the Suez Canal began with the invasion of the Balkans and North Africa. The attack on the United States can begin with the domination of any base which menaces our security—north or south. Modern warfare has given us a new definition for that word "attack". There was a time when we could afford to say that we would not fight unless attacked, and then wait until the physical attack came upon us before starting to shoot. On October 17, 1941, the Navy Department announced that the U. S. S. Kearny "was torpedoed about 350 miles south and west of Iceland".
